Priyanka Deshpande

Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1992) is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominately works in Kollywood. She is very well known for hosting numerous television shows such as Cinema Karam Coffee, Super Singer Junior, Super Singer (Tamil reality show), The Wall (Tamil game show), Start music, OlliBelly, Suriya Vanakkam, Isai Unplugged, Azhagiya Penne, Glimpse, Jodi Number One and Kings of Comedy Juniors. Priyanka is also one of the most highest paid South Indian television presenters in the industry.[2][3] She has also appeared in a few short films such as Raani Aattam(2015) and Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava(2016). Priyanka has also worked as a television host in various different Indian television networks like Zee Tamil, Sun TV, Chutti TV, Sun Music and Star Vijay. She is often referred to as Superstar of television.[4]

Priyanka Deshpande
Born
Priyanka Deshpande

28 April 1992 (age 29)
Karnataka, India
EducationEthiraj College for Women
Occupationtelevision presenter, Actress
Years active2009—present
Spouse(s)Praveen Kumar[1]

Her appearance as an television anchor in the singing reality show Super Singer (Tamil reality show) earned her to win the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for the Best Female Anchor in 2016. She later also won the Best Female Anchor award in the Vijay Television Awards annual function in 2017. Priyanka also yet again won Best Lady Anchor for the third time in a row in the Galatta Nakshathra TV-Film Awards in 2018, winning the same nomination category for three years in a row.[5][6] She also received the award Best Entertaining Star award by Blacksheep Digital Awards in 2021 after her success of her YouTube channel.[7]

Her estimated total earnings exceeding US$1.16 million.[8] While some sources consider her net worth to be around as high as US$1.62 million as of late 2020.[9] Making her one of the most richest television personalities in India overall.[10]

Personal life

Priyanka Deshpande was born on 28 April 1992 in Karnataka which is located in India. Her parents moved from Maharashtra to Karnataka before she was born. She also has a younger brother called Rohit Deshpande.[11]After Priyanka migrated to Chennai she did her secondary schooling at St Anthony school and later graduated from Ethiraj College for Women with a college degree. Priyanka got married to her long term boyfriend Praveen Kumar in 2016.[12][13] On May 2 2021, Priyanka was admitted in Rela Institute & Medical Centre and she was diagnosed with Acute stomach flu, she was also later tested positive for COVID-19. But however both of the illness subsided eventually and she fully recovered.[14]

Career

Deshpande started her career in 2009 with the channel Zee Tamil hosting the shows This chirpy girl, Azhagiya Penne and Isai Unplugged. She later went on the join Sun TV and hosted several of shows for four years straight. Priyanka was later approached by the creators of Star Vijay in 2015 and hosted the show Cinema Karam Coffee, alongside with co anchor Ma Ka Pa Anand, her comedy sense and humorous behavior in the show poured her with fame and success. Priyanka went on to host many more successful shows on Star Vijay especially Super Singer (Tamil reality show). Priyanka also went on to make her debut as a judge in the program Kalakka Povathu Yaaru alongside with other veteran comedians Vaiyapuri and Aarthi. In 2019, Priyanka started her own show on Star Vijay called Start Music which only featured her as the solo host for the show after 8 years. Priyanka also debuted as an actress in various different short films like Raani Aattam Directed by Dharmendra.J [15] and Unnodu vaazhnthaal varamallava, both films were paired up with film actor Vignesh Karthick. She also went on to appear in various different television commercials for amazon prime and Aachi Masala. Priyanka also appeared in the music video So Soku with Pugazh which was also trending on social media.[16] As on of 2021, Priyanka is also one of the highest and most paid South Indian television anchor. In 2021, Priyanka joined the reality show Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5) as a contestant which is hosted by actor Kamal Haasan.[17] Priyanka also hosted the international reality show The Wall (Tamil game show) alongside with Ma Ka Pa Anand.[18] Lyricist Yugabharathi approached Priyanka and convinced her to make her debut as a playback singer in the film Devarattam for the song "Madura Palapalakkudhu", she later approved the offer and sang the song with co singers Nivas K. Prasanna, Vijay Sethupathi and Niranjana Ramanan. Since 2014, Priyanka has been hosting the annual function and award ceremony of Vijay Television Awards. Priyanka also received the award Best Entertaining Star award by Blacksheep Digital Awards in 2021 after her success of her YouTube channel. She was also nominated for best actress by Femina Super Daughter Award. Her net worth and total estimated earnings exceeding US$1.16 million dollars. While some sources consider her net worth to be around as high as US$1.62 million dollars, making her one of the most richest television personalities in the whole of India. Priyanka also received Femina Super Daughter Award.

Television
Name Role Network Language Notes
This chirpy girl Host Zee Tamil Tamil
Azhagiya Penne
Isai Unplugged
Glimpse
Daddy my hero Chutti TV Kids show
Mami's Dayout Sun Music
Suriya Vanakkam (VIruntinar Pakkam) Sun TV Morning show
Cinema kaaram Coffee Star Vijay
OlliBelly
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Judge
Super Singer Junior Host
Kitchen Super Star (season 3) Contestant
Kings of Dance Host
Kings of Comedy Juniors
Connexions Contestant
Achcham Thavir
Jodi Number One Season 9 Host
Super Singer 6
Super Singer 7
Super Singer 8
Start Music Season 1
Start Music Season 2
The Wall (Tamil game show)
Sound Party Honoured by Vijay TV; Special show
Murattu SIngles (Grand Finale)
Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5) Contestant [19]

    Filmography

    Short Films

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2015Raani AattamSamundeeswari
    2016Unnodu Vaazhnthal varamallavaPreeti

    Discography

    Playback singer
    Year Film Song Co- Singers Notes
    2019Devarattam "Madura Palapalakkudhu"Nivas K. Prasanna, Vijay Sethupathi, Niranjana Ramanan

    Awards and nominations
    Priyanka Deshpande awards and nominations
    Totals[lower-alpha 1]
    Wins6
    Nominations12
    Note
    1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
    YearAwardCategoryResultShow Role Ref(s)
    2016 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Anchor Female Won Airtel Super Singer Anchor
    2017 Vijay Television Awards Best Anchor Female Won Airtel Super Singer Anchor
    2018 Galatta Nakshathra TV-Film Awards Best Lady Anchor Won Airtel Super Singer Anchor
    2021 Blacksheep Digital Awards Best Entertaining Star Won For her YouTube Channel Creator
    6th Annual Vijay Television Awards Best Anchor Female Won Airtel Super Singer Anchor [20]
    Femina Super Daughter Award Best Actress Won [21]

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